UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 19, 2021

Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-38599	82-3827296
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

(Commission

30 Technology Drive

Warren, NJ 07059

(908) 941-1900

(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	AQST	Nasdaq Global Market

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On July 19, 2021, Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted for filing the resubmission of the New Drug Application for Libervant™ (diazepam) Buccal Film for the management of seizure clusters. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated into this Item 8.01 by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated July 19, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted for filing the resubmission of the New Drug Application for Libervant™ (diazepam) Buccal Film for the management of seizure clusters.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: July 19, 2021	Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc.
	By:	/s/ A. Ernest Toth, Jr.
		Name:	A. Ernest Toth, Jr.
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer
			(Principal Financial Officer)